Daily Republican., 1887-10-01
VICTORIOUS voLUNrEEs.

vIUroRIoUs VOLUNTEER. ~ ~,
-7.lus t.sts isosl
We Keep the Oup-rhe voiunteer
Again Easily Outsalis the Thistle " /
Strong ~ We'll ss Light Winds. =:
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-of all the
aces ior the America a. emp, none was |
,ver tailed before under tbs conditions
which prevailed st to days rAoe.. And
none was ever more fairly won than:
ibis In which the Volunteer defeated
The Scotch Thistle, over the outside
course Of forty miles. The only ragret |
people have who saw the race 10 thst
the Thistle Was not able to show more |
qualities, and thus make the |
contest Oi6sor one. j
For half hour after the start II was
plain that the Thistle was beaten boat,
unless duke or shift OF wind should
save her from. what promised 10 be m i
Overwhelming. defeat. In the twenty !
mile thrash 10 wind ward, the centre- :.
board type told so heavily Aga!nst the
keel that the cutter was beaten, tsp
mir utes and forty nine seconds. The
Thistle redeemed herself little, COM
ing home before the wind, by gaining
two minutes ard twenty.six seconds on
the Volunteer. .''' tf'f
THE START.
At 10 10 the gun to start was given.
Az that moment the Thistle and Volun.
teer were eoatheast OF the line, not 300
yards apart, each working g. gtaiually to
the line. The Thistle was nearer, ard
went away on her trip nearly fonr
lengths ahead of the Volunteer. Tue
yachts started "a follows: Thistle,
10 40 81; Volunteer, 10 4050Z. THY
went over on the ssarboard TACK, and
the Volqnteer at once began to ou5point
and outfoot her opponent.
The course was north.northeast for
twenty miles to windward aud reGurn
before the wind. The weatherlpg quail.
ties Of the yachts were seen at ouce.
The Volunteer outpointed the cutter by
nearly swo points and won the race by
the mastery manner In which she went
TO win6ward.
| The first tack, which was q long one,
seven miles, deci6 cd virtually the race.
The Volunteer got TO wind ward Of the
Thistle in . way that satisfied all spec.
tators who knew an ytbfDg about 1t thai
tho American boat would win. On eAot
tack that followed the Volunteer con
t.Daed to get to wind wnrd, and to ge
ahead - we'll, NJ tN9.
The volunteer took Ave tacks Ii
reaching the outer mark, and the This
tie required six. This is remarkable
In that every time she went about sh'
did 1t in quioke. time than tho sloop
The yachts rounded the outer mars
like this: Volunteer, 2.28 40; Thistle
I2.41. ,.ps
"a An EASY VICTORY.
The boats set spinakers coming hsn'
aad the question as To whether IL
broad cutter could 60 fast enough bs
fore the wind to make up the latter
: gain In the wind ward work was soon
to be decided. The Volunteer had q
lead of fully Two aud half uiles when
the Thistle rounded, and that was moi
diRiD4shed much on the run. The
Thistle was first to tsks.n her spinskel
but the Volunteer followed suit immo.
, diately. This move was occasionsd BY
the fact that neither boat could maks
the lightsbip with the wind aft, and 8
haul mp was necessary.
On the run home the wind let up o
we'll. 1t dropped to ten miles an hour
Toe American sloop crossed the line
winner by IL minutes zS5& seconds
: The following table givss the figures
|, inclucicg the six seconds nilowanc
that the Volunteer had to give th
+ Thistle on forty mile course:
: Start Finish.
/; yolunteT........lO 40 5OA 2s q
. Thistie............Io 10 II q s5 II
p. Actual time. Corrected time
H, n. q II. M. 8
,, Yo;untesr... s ~ toA 8 ~ be1
. tn .s:ie, 81 81 8 81 as
Ia tie winoward work the Voluntee
. be1t the Thistle IA minutes 49L sec
: onds. On the run before the wind Oh
! Thistle boat the Volunteer two minuts
!, lo4H seconds. -
Il BEATEN FAIRLY. -
i On board tho Royal Clyde, fl .gshi
3 Mohfoan. witch accompanied til
5 racers. were Commodore Carruthers, c
0 1.-THE Kingston Yacht Club; Sir Liont
5 West, British Minister to the Unite
q l6tates; Captain Tsmson, Villain Clar
s taf Newark, and Mrs. Vice Commodo Oh
t Bell of the Thistle. All on board 500
gave up hope except Mrs. Bell. Froi
{ the frst her COZ fidence In the ability i,
Q the Thistle to win was of the frmes
Never mind" she said, ,'it Is acknow
edged that the Thistle IL weaker tha
lhhG poIuhNCCh o0tihbk Al Wthoy VI
s, 4 hops she'll make It up on the ru
4 home" .-s.,
o "There is no question which is th
q better boat" said Mr.. Robert Clara
h 81 was not satisfied Tuesday, but 1 aI
o. to-day. This Ia fair race and ws sI
3 fairly BEATEN
Mr. Bell said subsequently &c
n course / am sadly disappointed at tn
v result, bat the Volunteer has o,rtainl
Il beaten us nobly and fairly. After q
!. it must be the cetrc-board which bs
n done IL.
,e ";fhs Volunteer Is treating tho Thi
# tie just az the Thistle treated the Irex,
n said Captain Tmson, as the Voluntst
,v rounded the staks.boat. "It has bee
If "a fair race and sp!eniidly sailed. W
\. are sdusrely beaten, and must eimpl
teks il as the fortune OF war. {
course we all had faith In the Tnis.l
1--we won d not have come over hel
with q boat which we expects1 won
lie be heaten, but there Is no doubt whic
,e is the fastest boat" r. ~.
M Commodore G ark, Nr Robert Clarl
a: DR.. Donalds Mr.. Challoner, Mr. al
!" Mrs. Hillyard, Vice Commodore Q.
d, Mrs bell, Mr.. York, Mr.. Watson d.
d. their friends will bid farewell to t
=. N Mohican and Thistle aud sail for e
10 rope on the City of Rome, October
d. Mr.. William Clark will keep the Til
n. tie over here, and In February, with
o family ,apd party OF friends, v
ma take cruise TO the West Indies, q
ye next fail will take her back to- I
IS, Clyde.
st, A JERSEY CHALLENGE
Dc The centre-board yacht Katydid,
Seven Mile Beach, N. j., has challeni
the Thistle 70 q race. best two in thr
=. for q cup worth 81 COO, under the ru
~, Of the New York Yacht Club.